Related Articles Tele-monitoring of ventilator-dependent patients: a European Respiratory Society Statement. Eur Respir J. 2016 Sep;48(3):648-63 Authors: Ambrosino N, Vitacca M, Dreher M, Isetta V, Montserrat JM, Tonia T, Turchetti G, Winck JC, Burgos F, Kampelmacher M, Vagheggini G, ERS Tele-Monitoring of Ventilator-Dependent Patients Task Force Abstract The estimated prevalence of ventilator-dependent individuals in Europe is 6.6 per 100 000 people. The increasing number and costs of these complex patients make present health organisations largely insufficient to face their needs. As a consequence, their burden lays mostly over families. The need to reduce healthcare costs and to increase safety has prompted…
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Related Articles Older persons’ perceptions and experiences of community palliative care: a systematic review of qualitative evidence protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 Apr;14(4):3-9 Authors: Cotton AH, Sayers JM Abstract REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to identify and synthesize the best available qualitative evidence on how older persons perceive and experience community palliative care.The specific question is: What are older persons’ perceptions and experiences of community palliative care? PMID: 27532304 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles Improving patient knowledge of palliative care: A randomized controlled intervention study. Patient Educ Couns. 2017 May;100(5):1007-1011 Authors: Kozlov E, Reid MC, Carpenter BD Abstract OBJECTIVES: To determine if laypersons’ knowledge about palliative care can improve with a brief education intervention. METHODS: 152 adults were recruited to participate in a web-based randomized intervention trial that followed a 2 (content)×2 (format) between-subjects design. Groups received either a video intervention, an information page intervention, a video control, or an information page control. An ANCOVA with contrast coding of two factors was utilized to assess if knowledge, as measured by the Palliative…
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Related Articles Patients’ experiences of care and support at home after a family member’s participation in an intervention during palliative care. Palliat Support Care. 2017 Jun;15(3):305-312 Authors: Norinder M, Goliath I, Alvariza A Abstract OBJECTIVE: Patients who receive palliative home care are in need of support from family members, who take on great responsibility related to caregiving but who often feel unprepared for this task. Increasing numbers of interventions aimed at supporting family members in palliative care have been described and evaluated. It is not known whether and how these interventions actually affect the care or support provided to a…
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Related Articles Assessing the impact of a Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention in palliative home care: a stepped wedge cluster trial. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2017 Sep;7(3):326-334 Authors: Grande GE, Austin L, Ewing G, O’Leary N, Roberts C Abstract OBJECTIVES: To test the impact on family carers of a Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention to facilitate carer-led assessment and support during end of life care. METHOD: Mixed method, part-randomised, stepped wedge cluster trial with 6 palliative home care services comparing carers receiving the intervention with those receiving standard care. Postal survey with carers 4-5 months postbereavement measured…
Origen: Assessing the impact of a Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention in palliative home care: a stepped wedge cluster trial. – PubMed